American Idol (video game)

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Pop Idol
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North American PlayStation 2 cover art
Developer(s) Hothouse Creations
Möbius Entertainment (GBA)
Publisher(s) Codemasters
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advance
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • EU: November 7, 2003
  • NA: November 11, 2003
Microsoft Windows
  • EU: November 7, 2003
  • NA: November 18, 2003
Game Boy Advance
  • NA: November 18, 2003
  • EU: November 21, 2003
Genre(s) Rhythm
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

American Idol (Pop Idol in the United Kingdom) is a rhythm video game developed by Hothouse Creations and published by Codemasters for PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Advance. It is based on the reality talent show franchise Idol . The American version uses footage from the second season of the show, in which Ruben Studdard won the season.[ citation needed ] An Xbox version was planned and advetised in Germany and the UK in 2004 but cancelled. [1]

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Reception

Pop Idol received "generally unfavorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. [2] [3]

X-Play gave the game a 1 out of 5, complaining about the gameplay consisting of pressing buttons in time to judge the character's singing and not on the player's actual singing. [13]

In addition to the release of Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol for the PlayStation 2 on January 2, 2007, a sequel Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore was released during the 1st quarter of 2008 following its direct sequel Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2 which was released on November 18, 2008.

An iPhone application entitled American Idol: The Game was released on the App Store. It was released by Electronic Arts on July 3, 2009. Omaha Sternberg of Macworld rated the game 4.5 out of 5 stars. The application has received mixed reviews from its users.

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References

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  3. 1 2 "American Idol for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic . Archived from the original on 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
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  12. ↑ "Pop Idol". PC Gamer UK . December 2003.
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